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Kandla Nijhowne - Master Chef India Contestant Recipe Kandla Nijhowne's Recipe - Spicy Tangy Chicken Loaf Ingredients • 750-800 g Maida • 2 tsp Baking powder • 200 g Vanaspati • 100 g Butter • 2 cups Milk • 2 Eggs • 4 tsp Olive oil • 250 g Bacon • 400 g Chicken (boneless) • 200 g Mushrooms • 250 g Spring Onion • 100 g Capsicum • 3 tsp Olives • 2 tsp Garlic paste • 1 1/2 tsp Oregano (dried) • 250-300 g Cheese (processed) • 1 cup Cream • 2 tsp Mustard powder • 1 tsp Salt, pepper • 1 Red Bell pepper • 2 Carrots • 1/2 cup Shelled green peas Method Cream, butter, eggs and sugar together, sieve flour together with baking powder. Knead the flour with the butter mix along with warm milk. Make into a soft dough. Filling: Chop chicken fine and cut all the vegetables into fine dices. Boil and cook peas and chicken. In a pan cook all the vegetables together. Add the herbs and keep aside. Finish: Roll out the dough. Fold in the fill...

Joe Bath - Master Chef India Contestant Recipe Joe Bath's Recipe - Indian Salmon with Brown Rice Pilaf Ingredients • 1/2 kg Wild pink salmon-preferably fresh • 1 kg Basmati rice • 1 tsp Coriander seeds • 1 tsp Cumin seeds • 30 ml Oil • 1 tsp Garlic paste • 1 Onion • Salt to taste Raita: • Boondi • 200 ml Curd • 1/4 tsp Salt • 1/4 tsp Red chilli powder Method Heat oil add sliced onions, fry till golden brown. Add cumin and coriander seeds. Add garlic paste and washed and drained rice. Fry the rice well and add a mixture of stock and water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally. Mix in the pink salmon once the rice is half cooked. Adjust seasoning and cook covered till done. Raita: Whisk curd with salt and red chilli powder. Mix in the boondi.

Jayanandan Bhaskar - Master Chef India Contestant Recipe Jayanandan Bhaskar's Recipe - Spicy Spinach with a Lacy Paratha Ingredients • 1 kg Spinach • 500 g Raw Banana • 200 g Onion • 400 g Tomatoes (Grind) • 100 g Ginger Garlic paste • 3-4 pc Green Chili • 2 Spring Onion • 100 g Khowa • 100 ml Fresh Cream • 75 g Makhana (Anneslia Spinosa) • Olive Oil (for Deep frying ) • 100 g Butter • Salt to taste • 1 tsp Cumin Seeds • 2 Pinch Heeng • 3 Bay leaves • 3 to 4 Cloves • 1 tsp Powder Turmeric • 1/4 Magnut • 8 to 10 Black pepper • 2 Black Cardamom • 1 tsp Mango Powder • 1 tsp Coriander Powder • 1/2 tsp Garam Masala • 2 Table spoon Sugar Method Boil spinach, drain and refresh with cold water. Grind finely in a mixer. Finely chop chillies and onions. Slice bananas into paper thin flakes. Heat oil in a kadhai and deep fry banana flakes till golden and crisp. Remove flakes onto paper towels to drain off extra oil. Repeat the...

Archana Chauhan - Master Chef India Contestant Recipe Archana Chauhan's Recipe - Date Cake with a Fruit Compote • 2 cups Whole wheat flour • 1/2 cup Maida • 1 cup Sugar • 1/2 cup Oil • 1 tsp Baking soda • 8 Dates • 2 Apricots • 2 tsp Cashew nuts (Broken) • 1 tsp Melon Seeds • 1 tsp Lemon juice • 1/2 cup Milk • 1/2 cup Ghee • 2 tsp Cocoa Powder • 1 Apple or mango • 1 tsp Honey • 1 Kiwi Fruit • 1 tsp Cream Method Sieve wheat flour, baking powder and cocoa powder together. De-seed the dates and chop fine. Mix dates and sugar in a mixer. Add refined oil. Mix it with the wheat flour mix. Add apricots and cashew nuts. Add lemon Juice. Grease the cake pan. Put the mix in the pan, and then add the melon seeds. Bake at 200 degrees for 30 minutes. Check with a skewer and remove when done. For Fruit Sauce: Chop the mango and apple finely and sauté in ghee. Add cinnamon powder and honey. Remove from heat. Mix in sliced kiwi fruit. Mix in the ...

Akshay Kumar - Master Chef India Host Recipe Akshay Kumar Recipe - Khiladi Sizzler Ingredients For Momo: • 50 g Cabbage • 50 g Carrots • 3 Mushrooms • 1 Spring onions with greens • A few sprigs coriander leaves • Salt to taste • White pepper powder • 1 1/2 tsp Oyster saucet • 1 tsp Dark soya sauce • 1” Ginger • 4 Cloves garlic • 1 1/2 tsp Sesame oil For Dough: • 1 cup Refined flour • Salt to taste • Water For Pad Thai Noodles: • 2 Asparagus • 2 Baby corn • 1/2 Red capsicum • 1/3 Cup bean sprouts • 1 Spring onions • 50 g Cabbage • 50 g Pakchoy • 1 Packet flat thai noodles • Salt • Sugar • 2 tsp Peanuts • 1 tsp Red chilli paste • A pinch Turmeric powder • 1 tsp Lemon juice • White pepper powder • Refined oil For Stir Fried Veggies: • 1 tsp Oil • 1 tsp Garlic, chopped • 50 g Bean sprouts • 1/2 Pakchoy • 1/2 Red pepper • 2 Babycorn • 5 to 6 Basil leaves • Salt to taste • 1/2 tsp Soya sauce To be ...

19 year old Ankita Chakravarty takes on MasterChef India - Exclusive Interview Ankita Chakravarty - Master Chef India Contestant 19 year old Ankita Chakravarty from Delhi is the youngest contestant on MasterChef India. Her dad was a chef but she is not in touch with him since her parents separated. Read on to find out more about Ankita who is one of the talented 12 finalists of the show. What is your day time profession? I am a student Why did you want to be part of this show? I always loved cooking and whenever I watched cookery shows on TV I dreamt of participating in them myself. I participated in MasterChef India to prove I can cook well. What do you think of Akshay Kumar as the host? The success that Akshay has achieved is larger than life but he is still so humble and I appreciate that. He is a fabulous host. What you plan to achieve on winning MasterChef India? My dad is a cook but I did not come here to prove to him that I too can cook I came to make my...

19 year old Ankita Chakravarty takes on MasterChef India Ankita Chakravarty - Master Chef India Contestant 19 year old Ankita Chakravarty from Delhi is the youngest contestant on MasterChef India. Her dad was a chef but she is not in touch with him since her parents separated. Read on to find out more about Ankita who is one of the talented 12 finalists of the show. Ankita Chakravarty's Recipe: Potato Mash with Chilli Chicken Cutlets Ingredients • 30 ml Lemon juice or 3 Lemons • 1 tsp Mustard powder • 100 g Maida • 3 Eggs • 500 g Bread Crumbs • 100 g Butter (table butter) • 20 g Parsley • 2 Bunch Corriander laves • 100 g Garlic • 1 Packet Chilli flakes • Salt to taste • 20 g Black pepper • 50 g Green chillies • 250 g Chicken boneless • 1 Bunch Spring onions • 1/2 litre Olive Oil • 1/2 kg Potatoes • 250 g Onions • 8 Cheese Cubes Method For chilly chicken cutlets: Marinate chicken pieces in lime juice, salt, pepper for 10 minutes....

Zebi Zubair - Master Chef India Contestant Zebi Zubair is a 28 year old housewife from Lucknow who is a very good cook Zebi Zubair's Recipe: Benarsi Kemami Seviain Ingredients • 1/2 kg Banarsi Siwai • 1 kg Khoya • 2 kg Sugar • 1/2 kg Pure ghee • 1 Bottle Kevra essence • 10 pieces Green cardamom • 1 piece Nutmeg • 100 g Makhana (chopped) • 1 piece Coconut whole (gari) • 100 g Cashewnut • 100 g Almond • 100 g Kishmish • 5 pieces Silver foil (chandi ka waraq) Method In a pan add oil and roast the sewai till brown. Add sugar, water, khoya and milk to a pan and bring to a boil till you get a four string consistency. Shallow-fry the dry fruits in oil. Add the roasted sewai to the dry fruits and sugar syrup. Cook on a slow flame for five minutes. Remove from heat and then add kewra essence in the mix. Season with cardamom powder and zaifal powder, rest it for 4 minutes. Decorate with silver foil and fried dry fruits before serving.

Sweta Pareek - Master Chef India Contestant Sweta Pareek from Delhi started cooking at a young age since her mother was working away from home. She has also taken up the responsibility of looking after her visually impaired sister. Ingredients For Bajare Ka Churma: • 200 g Bajara Flour • 50 g Gur • 50 g Bura • 4-5 Green Cardamon • 75 g Ghee (Desi) • 6-7 Almonds • 5-6 Cashews For Kadi: • 50 g Gram Flour • 1/2 tsp Methi seeds • 1/2 tsp Mustards seeds • Pinch Hing • 2 Tej patta • 1/4 tsp red chilli powder • Little Turmeric • Salt as per taste • 1 tsp Ghee • 1/2 cup Curd For Bajare ki Roti: • 100 g Bajara Flour • Water For Lasan ki Chatni: • 50 g Garlic • 10 g Ginger • 2 Green chillies • 1 Tomato • 1 tsp Cumin seeds Method For Bajare Ka Churma: Make a dough from bajara flour and then make a thick roti and grind it in the mixer for churma. Mix ghee and cardamon powder and bura to above mixture and mash well. Garnish withslive...

Smita Dugar - Master Chef India Contestant Smita Dugar from Hyderabad is well versed with cuisines from around the world. She enjoys traveling and experiments with the various cuisines that she comes across. Smita Dugar's Recipe: Lentil Rice with Anari Yogurt Ingredients: • 250 g Rajma (soaked overnight, boiled & mashed) • 200 g Basmati Rice • 1 Onion diced • 1 Onion sliced • 100 g Mixed Vegetables • 1 Tomato slices • 3 tsp Lemon juice • 3 tsp Mint leaves • 2 tsp Coriander leaves • 2 tsp Chilli julienned • 1/2 tsp Ginger juliennes • 1 tsp Ginger slices • 1/2 tsp Green Chilli sliced fine • 1 tsp Cornflour • 1 tsp Raisins • 10 Cashewnuts • 1/2 cup Oil for frying • 2 tbsp Ghee • 1/2 tsp Haldi • 1/2 tsp Salt • 2 nos Green Elaichi • 1"piece Cinnamon • 2 Cloves • 2 Peppercorns Ingredients for Raita: • 200 g Pomegranate seeds • 200 ml Curd (yoghurt) • 1 tsp Salt • 1 tsp Sugar • 2 tsp Coriander chopped fine • 2 ts...

Radhicka Agarwal - Master Chef India Contestant Radhicka Agarwal, event manager by profession, dreamt of becoming a chef but was unsuccessful. She now wants to fulfill her passion for cooking through MasterChef India. Radhicka Agarwal's Recipe: Italian Style Tortlellini with a spicy Tomato Sauce Ingredients for Tikka • 100 g Button Mushrooms • 100 g Cauliflower • 150 g Paneer • 150 g Baby corn • 100 g Potato • 100 g Capsicum • 50 g Onion • 200 g Tomato • 50 g Besan • 100 ml Curd • 1/2 tsp Khada garam masala • 1 tsp Mustard oil • 1 tsp Mustard sauce • 1/4 tsp Kasoori methi • 1 tsp Ginger • 1/4 tsp Chicken masala • 1 tsp Garam masala powder • 1/2 tsp Red chilli pwder • 1/4 tsp Salt • 1/4 tsp Chaat masala • 1/2 Lemon Ingredients for Salad: • Tomato • Onion • Cabbage Ingredients for Chutney: • Coriander • Fresh mint • Curd • Bhuna jeera • Salt • Citric acid Method for Marinade: Hang curd in a muslin cloth fo...

Pritesh Chothani - Master Chef India Contestant Pritesh Chothani an assistant brand manager from Mumbai lists photography and cooking as his passions. He reveals that he cooks more often than his wife does. He has also started Symphony and spices foundation to promote Indian spices. Pritesh Chothani's Recipe: Double Crust Fruit Roti Ingredients • 4 cups Flour • 100 ml Milk • 2 tsp Butter • 4 Pieces Dark Chocolate • 1 Ripe Mango • Raw Mango (Optional) • 1 tsp Ajwain • 2 tsp Honey • 2 tsp Mixed Fruit Jam • Salt to taste • 1 tsp Cumin Method In a glass bowl knead flour, milk, cumin and ajwain to smooth dough with salt. Knead in mango powder. Divide the dough into eight and shape into rounds. Roll out into thin rotis. Semi-cook the rotis on a hot tava. Prepare fruits by cutting them fine. In a pan heat the fruit a bit and keep aside. Stuff the rotis with grated chocolate and fruit mixture. Heat a tava and cook the rotis golden on both sides. Serve...

Parul Sukhwani - Master Chef India Contestant Parul Sukhwani, a popular radio jockey from Indore, claims to have superb taste buds and is very creative with food. Parul Sukhwani's Recipe: Tangy Skewered Paneer Ingredients for Tikka: • 100 g Button Mushrooms • 100 g Cauliflower • 150 g Paneer • 150 g Baby corn • 100 g Potato • 100 g Capsicum • 50 g Onion • 200 g Tomato • 50 g Besan • 100 ml Curd • 1/2 tsp Khada garam masala • 1 tsp Mustard oil • 1 tsp Mustard sauce • 1/4 tsp Kasoori methi • 1 tsp Ginger • 1/4 tsp Chicken masala • 1 tsp Garam masala powder • 1/2 tsp Red chilli pwder • 1/4 tsp Salt • 1/4 tsp Chaat masala • 1/2 Lemon Ingredients for Salad: • Tomato • Onion • Cabbage Ingredients forChutney: • Coriander • Fresh mint • Curd • Bhuna jeera • Salt • Citric acid Method for Marinade: Hang curd in a muslin cloth for 3-5 hours. Heat oil and add khada garam masala, add besan and cook for a minute. Stir in...

Pankaj Bhadouria - Master Chef India Contestant Pankaj Bhadouria has been teaching since the last 16 years. Besides cooking her hobbies also include painting. She says that if she wins MasterChef India, she will be happy to get recognition at national level in something that she enjoys doing the most. Pankaj Bhadouria's Recipe: Drums of Heaven Stir Fry in a Basket Ingredients • 400 g Noodles • 4 Chicken legs • 2 Eggs • 2 tsp Corn flour • 1/2 cup Maida • 2 tsp Red chilli powder • To taste Salt • 1 tsp Pepper • 1 tsp Whole red chillies • 1 tsp White pepper • 1 tsp Sugar • 50 g Ginger • 10-15 flakes Garlic • 1 Onion • 3 tsp Tomato puree • 1 tsp Tomato ketchup • 25 ml White vinegar • 1 tsp Soya sauce • A pinch Ajinomoto • Oil • 20 ml Lemon juice • 2 Carrots • 1 Cauliflower • 200 g Mushrooms • 1/2 cup Peas • 4 Spring onions Method Clean chicken pieces and make slits on four sides. Fill these slits with a paste of salt, red ...

Zee Tv is coming up with a new show ' Bhaagon Waali ' which means the girl with fortune. The show is produced by Jay Productions in collaboration with Samidha Khalid's Creative Lab. The story will have a UP backdrop. The tale of the lead girl will be something similar to the Cindrella story wherein she is the pretty and simple girl who is ill treated by her family till she comes across her Prince Charming. The female lead is very lucky and brings fortune wherever she goes. She resides with her three maternal uncles who make life hell for her. The male lead is basically a street smart guy and the show will trace the love life of the leads. 'Bhaagon Waali ' is expected to launch in the third week of November and will probably replace Agle Janam Mohe Bitiya Hi Kijo.